End of January 2025

 


We have had a fairly busy last couple of weeks and our schedule is primed to get busier in the next couple of weeks and going forward. Here are a couple of things we have done and/or received.


We had Wael again for dinner. He is our Syrian friend, who is extremely active. I was asked to be the travel coordinator for the FSY in March for our youth and adults attending. He came so we could call his children and wife, who are planning to attend. We hope there will not be a problem with visas. They may be the only members now in Syria.
Karen and Amy Livingstone conclude their mission on February 3rd and we were given their window boxes and now have planted flowers in them. We enjoyed working with them for the last 3 1/2 months.
This lady sits just off Road 9 making rugs. It is amazing to watch her.
There are so many poorly maintained houses in Egypt. This house had its glory days, but looks like the Adams Family could be living here.
The palm trees get trimmed so that it looks to me that someone planted a small tree at the top.
Here is a picture for a linger longer that honored Kevin and Amy Livingstone prior to their departure. We had members from both branches and had quite a few non-members attend this week. One man, Fady, came again and I found out that he had been in Ireland looking for work in December. He didn't find work, but on his last day there the missionaries stopped him in the street and he found the gospel. Another lady in the front decided to come to see what the church was like.


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